| Concert Tour Name: | The Bandito Tour |
| Artist: | Twenty One Pilots |
| Album: | Trench |
| Number Of Legs: | 5 |
| Number Of Shows: | 115 |
| Last Tour: | Emotional Roadshow World Tour (2016–17) |
| This Tour: | The Bandito Tour (2018–19) |
| Next Tour: | Takeover Tour (2021–22) |
The Bandito Tour (stylized as THE BANDITØ TØUR)[1] is the sixth concert tour by the American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, in support of their fifth studio album Trench (2018). The tour began at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on October 16, 2018, and concluded at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois on December 13, 2019. An additional tour date was scheduled for June 24, 2020, in Dublin, Ireland, before it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On July 11, 2018, Twenty One Pilots ended their hiatus by releasing two singles, "Jumpsuit" and "Nico and the Niners". The same day both their album, Trench, and its accompanying tour, The Bandito Tour, were announced.[2] It was later revealed that indie rock musician Max Frost and electronic rock band Awolnation would join the band for the first North American leg of the tour.[3] Due to overwhelming demand, the band added a second North American leg to their tour including shows in Canada, Mexico and the band's hometown, Columbus.[4] [5]
The band documented the tour through a series of videos including rehearsals for the tour, as well as clips from the tour itself.[6] [7]
The Bandito Tour is set in three parts: an opening on the "A-stage" followed by a performance on the "B-stage" and concludes with a second "A-stage" performance and an encore.[8] The show begins with Josh Dun, alone on stage, his face obscured by a yellow bandana and holding a lit torch. As he sits down at the drums, Tyler Joseph rises from below the stage onto a burning car and begins singing "Jumpsuit" followed by "Levitate".[9] During "Fairly Local", Joseph seemingly falls on stage, only to appear a few seconds later in the upper bowl before removing his ski mask.[10] A brief interlude plays over the song "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)" by Fatlip, showing the journey of Tyler's red beanie from many of the music videos supporting Blurryface. The beanie is then dropped down from the ceiling by a wire, and Tyler puts it on. The band then plays their breakthrough single, "Stressed Out", followed by "Heathens", on which Joseph plays a piano intro.[11] The duo then plays "We Don't Believe What's on TV" and "The Judge", Joseph dressed in a floral kimono, before performing "Lane Boy" during which two masked men run on stage to shower the crowd with smoke.[12] Joseph sings and walks across a suspended sky bridge to the b-stage while singing "Nico and the Niners".[13]
Joseph sits down at the piano while Dun runs through the crowd to the b-stage to play "Neon Gravestones" before singing "Bandito" with the crowd.[14] He then walks back on to the bridge singing "Pet Cheetah" and incites the crowd to jump around to the final drop. Dun then returns to the stage and battles himself on the drums, with the other Dun projected onto the screen. During "Holding On to You", Joseph raps the first verse held up by the front row of the crowd before Dun performs his trademark backflip off the piano. Joseph performs a soft piano intro that leads into "Cut My Lip." After singing "Ride", Joseph divides the crowd in half during "My Blood" to sing along to the falsetto chorus of the song. The band then performs "Morph", which is ended with Dun playing a miniature drumset held up by the crowd. Joseph climbs and stands on top of a narrow scaffolding tower during "Car Radio", before leaving the stage. They return for the encore, performing "Chlorine" while rising into the air on platforms. They then perform the final track off the tour's associated album "Leave the City" before singing the show's final song "Trees", as is traditional during their shows, and closing the song off on top of the audience playing drums as yellow confetti flies through the air.[15]
Gab Ginsberg, writing for Billboard, called the show a "must-see" following the band's performance at Madison Square Garden in New York City, saying "From gravity-defying jumps and flips, to sprinting around and under the arena, Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun continue to prove that they're one of the hardest-working — and most athletic — bands out there." Forbes
Mark Beresford of The Music gave the band's show at the RAC Arena in Perth a positive review, saying "this band is a live act who only care about one thing when performing, which is to outshine even the loftiest expectations, and based on the deafening screams from the Perth fans, they've nailed it."[16] Stuff's Melanie Earley was similarly positive and said "Twenty One Pilots have helped to bring hope to an entire room full of people, and within there lies the real magic."[17]
Zoe Watson of Belfast Live gave the band's show at the SSE Arena full marks, hailing it as "one of the most exciting and exhilarating shows she had seen at the SSE."[18] Following their show at the SSE Arena in London, Stevie Chick of The Guardian stated that the band delivered "their hook-studded songs and polymorphic pop with a showmanship that would impress even PT Barnum", and gave the show four stars.[19] Elizabeth Aubrey gave the show the same score in her review for the Evening Standard, writing that "while occasionally the aesthetics could detract from the band's lyrical message, the ambition of their striking Bandito Tour impressed and was clearly adored by fans."[20] Anna Smith of Gigwise praised the show, stating that "Tyler's voice exceeds expectations the whole show through, and Josh's seemingly inhuman ability to smash drums for 120 minutes straight allays any doubt that these guys have tricked their way to the top", and added that the band is "A truly phenomenal act deserving of such a committed, devoted fanbase."[21] James Hall of The Daily Telegraph was more critical of the show, giving it three stars, stating that "anything goes in this streaming world" as "an evening that starts with a burning car can actually turn out to be a night of wholesome, fun and unthreatening entertainment."[22]
Following the band's performance at the SSE Arena in Belfast on March 2, 2019, Jim Allister, the leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice, a unionist political party, condemned the show for its "inappropriate" imagery, which included a burning car and the donning of a balaclava, due to the history of the Troubles. He stated that "balaclavas still speak loudly in Northern Ireland of the evils of terrorism, with many still struggling to cope with the devastation and murder wrought by balaclava-clad killers," and added that "we also have to bear in mind the age profile of probably an impressionable audience – that's another reason why this imagery was inappropriate."[23] This prompted numerous fans of Twenty One Pilots to defend the band as "they should not compromise one stage of the tour to cater to Northern Ireland sensitivities."[24]
According to Pollstar, in 2018, the first North American leg of the tour grossed $10.2 million in total, averaging 12,597 tickets sold and $929,070 per show.[25] From the 6th to the 27th of February 2019, the tour grossed $6,676,182.[26] In May, the tour grossed $4,811,499.[27] In June, the tour grossed $4,149,864.[28] In October, the tour grossed $5,197,618.[29] In November, the tour grossed $4,277,779.[30] The tour grossed $23.1 million during the first half of 2019, ranking at 30th place for that time period.[31] The tour ranked at #36 on the Billboard 2019 Top Touring Artists and grossed $49.1 million in total, averaging 726,952 tickets sold.[32] The tour ranked, respectively, at #47 and #55 at the Pollstar Top 2019 Worldwide and North American tours list.[33] [34]
| City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America[35] [36] | ||||||
| October 16, 2018 | Nashville | United States | Bridgestone Arena | Awolnation Max Frost | 13,490 / 13,859 | $987,875 |
| October 17, 2018 | Chicago | United Center | rowspan="14" | |||
| October 19, 2018 | St. Louis | Enterprise Center | ||||
| October 20, 2018 | Milwaukee | Fiserv Forum | ||||
| October 21, 2018 | Saint Paul | Xcel Energy Center | ||||
| October 23, 2018 | Cleveland | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | ||||
| October 24, 2018 | Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | ||||
| October 26, 2018 | Boston | TD Garden | ||||
| October 27, 2018 | Uniondale | Nassau Coliseum | ||||
| October 28, 2018 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | ||||
| October 30, 2018 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | ||||
| October 31, 2018 | Washington, D.C. | Capital One Arena | ||||
| November 2, 2018 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | ||||
| November 3, 2018 | Tampa | Amalie Arena | ||||
| November 4, 2018 | Sunrise | BB&T Center | ||||
| November 6, 2018 | Houston | Toyota Center | 11,503 / 11,503 | $825,217 | ||
| November 7, 2018 | Dallas | American Airlines Center | 12,487 / 13,168 | $845,836 | ||
| November 9, 2018 | Phoenix | Talking Stick Resort Arena | ||||
| November 10, 2018 | Inglewood | The Forum | 14,464 / 14,464 | $1,340,387 | ||
| November 11, 2018 | Oakland | Oracle Arena | rowspan="3" | |||
| November 13, 2018 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | ||||
| November 15, 2018 | Portland | Moda Center | ||||
| November 16, 2018 | Tacoma | Tacoma Dome | 19,613 / 19,613 | $1,216,541 | ||
| November 17, 2018 | Boise | Taco Bell Arena | rowspan="4" | |||
| November 19, 2018 | Denver | Ball Arena | ||||
| November 20, 2018 | Lincoln | Pinnacle Bank Arena | ||||
| November 21, 2018 | Kansas City | Sprint Center | ||||
| Oceania[37] [38] | ||||||
| December 7, 2018 | Perth | Australia | RAC Arena | Drapht | rowspan="3" | |
| December 10, 2018 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||||
| December 13, 2018 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | ||||
| December 16, 2018 | Sydney | Qudos Bank Arena | 9,722 / 10,362 | $784,315 | ||
| December 18, 2018 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | rowspan="2" | |||
| December 21, 2018 | Auckland | New Zealand | Spark Arena | |||
| Europe [39] [40] | ||||||
| January 30, 2019 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Palace of Sports | rowspan="15" | ||
| February 2, 2019 | Moscow | Russia | VTB Arena | |||
| February 4, 2019 | Saint Petersburg | Ice Palace | ||||
| February 6, 2019 | Helsinki | Finland | Hartwall Arena | The Regrettes | ||
| February 8, 2019 | Stockholm | Sweden | Avicii Arena | |||
| February 9, 2019 | Oslo | Norway | Telenor Arena | |||
| February 11, 2019 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Royal Arena | |||
| February 12, 2019 | Hamburg | Germany | Barclaycard Arena | |||
| February 14, 2019 | Berlin | Mercedes-Benz Arena | ||||
| February 15, 2019 | Łódź | Poland | Atlas Arena | |||
| February 16, 2019 | Prague | Czech Republic | O2 Arena | |||
| February 17, 2019 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | |||
| February 21, 2019 | Bologna | Italy | Unipol Arena | |||
| February 23, 2019 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | |||
| February 24, 2019 | Stuttgart | Germany | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle | |||
| February 25, 2019 | Cologne | Lanxess Arena | 15,026 / 15,026 | $943,832 | ||
| February 27, 2019 | Birmingham | England | Resorts World Arena | rowspan="5" | ||
| March 1, 2019 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | |||
| March 2, 2019 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | SSE Arena | |||
| March 4, 2019 | Glasgow | Scotland | SSE Hydro | |||
| March 5, 2019 | Manchester | England | Manchester Arena | |||
| March 7, 2019 | London | Wembley Arena | 31,347 / 31,347 | $1,934,480 | ||
| March 8, 2019 | ||||||
| March 9, 2019 | ||||||
| March 11, 2019 | Paris | France | Accor Hotels Arena | 15,285 / 15,900 | $843,400 | |
| March 12, 2019 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Ziggo Dome | rowspan="5" | ||
| March 13, 2019 | Brussels | Belgium | Palais 12 | |||
| March 15, 2019 | Bilbao | Spain | Bizkaia Arena | |||
| March 16, 2019 | Madrid | WiZink Center | ||||
| March 17, 2019 | Lisbon | Portugal | Altice Arena | |||
| North America - Leg 2[41] | ||||||
| May 1, 2019 | Monterrey | Mexico | Arena Monterrey | Saint Motel | ||
| May 3, 2019 | Mexico City | Palacio de los Deportes | 39,083 / 39,083 | $2,178,687 | ||
| May 4, 2019 | ||||||
| May 6, 2019 | Guadalajara | Arena VFG | rowspan="5" | |||
| May 12, 2019 | Vancouver | Canada | Rogers Arena | Bear Hands | ||
| May 14, 2019 | Calgary | Scotiabank Saddledome | ||||
| May 15, 2019 | Edmonton | Rogers Place | ||||
| May 17, 2019 | Winnipeg | Bell MTS Place | ||||
| May 20, 2019 | London | Budweiser Gardens | 7,768 / 9,193 | $467,288 | ||
| May 21, 2019 | Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre | ||||
| May 22, 2019 | Montreal | Bell Centre | 10,961 / 13,700 | $689,794 | ||
| May 28, 2019 | Toronto | Scotiabank Arena | rowspan="3" | |||
| May 31, 2019 | Grand Rapids | United States | Van Andel Arena | |||
| June 1, 2019 | Buffalo | KeyBank Center | ||||
| June 4, 2019 | Brooklyn | Barclays Center | 11,133 / 11,133 | $996,938 | ||
| June 5, 2019 | Newark | Prudential Center | rowspan="2" | |||
| June 7, 2019 | Pittsburgh | PPG Paints Arena | ||||
| June 8, 2019 | Atlantic City | Boardwalk Hall | 12,783 / 13,297 | $852,580 | ||
| June 9, 2019 | Charlottesville | John Paul Jones Arena | rowspan="5" | |||
| June 11, 2019 | Raleigh | PNC Arena | ||||
| June 12, 2019 | Charlotte | Spectrum Center | ||||
| June 14, 2019 | Jacksonville | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena | ||||
| June 15, 2019 | Miami | American Airlines Arena | ||||
| June 16, 2019 | Orlando | Amway Center | 12,881 / 13,229 | $847,997 | ||
| June 18, 2019 | Birmingham | Legacy Arena | ||||
| June 19, 2019 | New Orleans | Smoothie King Center | 10,864 / 10,864 | $733,391 | ||
| June 21, 2019 | Houston | Toyota Center | rowspan="2" | |||
| June 22, 2019 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | ||||
| June 23, 2019 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | 11,080 / 11,080 | $825,322 | ||
| June 25, 2019 | Oklahoma City | Chesapeake Energy Arena | rowspan="5" | |||
| June 26, 2019 | Memphis | FedExForum | ||||
| June 28, 2019 | Indianapolis | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | ||||
| June 29, 2019 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | ||||
| June 30, 2019 | ||||||
| North America - Leg 3 [42] [43] | ||||||
| October 9, 2019 | Tampa | United States | Amalie Arena | MisterWives | rowspan="12" | |
| October 11, 2019 | Greenville | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | ||||
| October 12, 2019 | Atlanta | State Farm Arena | ||||
| October 15, 2019 | Baltimore | Royal Farms Arena | ||||
| October 17, 2019 | Uncasville | Mohegan Sun Arena | ||||
| October 18, 2019 | University Park | Bryce Jordan Center | ||||
| October 20, 2019 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | ||||
| October 22, 2019 | Cincinnati | U.S. Bank Arena | ||||
| October 24. 2019 | Minneapolis | Target Center | ||||
| October 25, 2019 | Des Moines | Wells Fargo Arena | ||||
| October 27, 2019 | Denver | Pepsi Center | ||||
| October 30, 2019 | Las Vegas | MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||||
| November 1, 2019 | Los Angeles | Staples Center | 13,688 / 13,688 | $1,062,699 | ||
| November 2, 2019 | Anaheim | Honda Center | ||||
| November 3, 2019 | Sacramento | Golden 1 Center | 12,509 / 12,509 | $988,020 | ||
| November 4, 2019 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Smart Home Arena | 9,756 / 9,756 | $702,482 | ||
| November 5, 2019 | San Diego | Pechanga Arena | ||||
| November 8, 2019 | Fort Worth | Dickies Arena | 12,435 / 12,658 | $891,443 | ||
| November 9, 2019 | Tulsa | BOK Center | 12,220 / 12,220 | $783,874 | ||
| North America | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 19, 2019 | iHeartRadio ALTer EGO | Inglewood | United States | The Forum | Openers | ||||
| South America | |||||||||
| March 29, 2019 | Lollapalooza Argentina | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Hipodromo de San Isidro | Headliners | ||||
| March 30, 2019 | Lollapalooza Chile | Santiago | Chile | O'Higgins Park | Headliners | ||||
| April 2, 2019 | Asunciónico | Asunción | Paraguay | Espacio Idesa | Headliners | ||||
| April 5, 2019 | Estéreo Picnic Festival | Bogotá | Colombia | Briceño 18 Golf Course | Headliners | ||||
| April 7, 2019 | Lollapalooza Brasil | São Paulo | Brazil | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | Headliners | ||||
| North America | |||||||||
| May 24, 2019 | Boston Calling Music Festival | Boston | United States | Harvard Athletics Complex | Headliners | ||||
| Europe | |||||||||
| May 26, 2019 | Radio 1's Big Weekend | Middlesbrough | England | Stewart Park | Headliners of the New Music Stage | ||||
| North America | |||||||||
| July 5, 2019 | MLB All-Star Concerts | Cleveland | United States | Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland | Headliners (free concert)[44] | ||||
| July 7, 2019 | Quebec City Summer Festival | Quebec City | Canada | Plains of Abraham | Headliners | ||||
| Europe | |||||||||
| July 17, 2019 | Gurtenfestival | Bern | Switzerland | Gurtenfestival | Headliners | ||||
| July 19, 2019 | Festival de Nîmes | Nîmes | France | Arènes de Nînes | Headliners | ||||
| July 20, 2019 | Lollapalooza Paris | Paris | Longchamp Racecourse | Headliners | |||||
| July 23, 2019 | Paléo Festival | Nyon | Switzerland | Plaine de l'Asse | Headliners | ||||
| North America | |||||||||
| August 3, 2019 | Lollapalooza Chicago | Chicago | United States | Grant Park | Headliners | ||||
| August 9, 2019 | Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival | San Francisco | Golden Gate Park | Headliners | |||||
| Europe | |||||||||
| August 13, 2019 | Sziget Festival | Budapest | Hungary | Óbudai-sziget | Headliners | ||||
| August 15, 2019 | FM4 Frequency Festival | Sankt Pölten | Austria | Green Park | Headliners | ||||
| August 17, 2019 | Lowlands | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Walibi Holland Event Center | Headliners | ||||
| August 18, 2019 | pukkelpop | Hasselt | Belgium | Pukkelpop | Headliners | ||||
| August 22, 2019 | Le Cabaret Vert | Charleville-Mézières | France | Square Bayard | Headliners | ||||
| August 24, 2019 | Reading and Leeds Festivals | Reading | England | Richfield Avenue Festival Site | Co-headlining Reading | ||||
| August 25, 2019 | Reading and Leeds Festivals | Wetherby | Bramham Park | Co-headlining Leeds | |||||
| August 31, 2019 | Milano Rocks 2019 | Milan | Italy | Area EXPO | Headliners | ||||
| September 7, 2019 | Lollapalooza Berlin | Berlin | Germany | The Berlin Olympic Stadium | Headliners | ||||
| North America | |||||||||
| December 7, 2019 | ALT 105.3 Not So Silent Night | San Jose | United States | SAP Center | Headliners | ||||
| December 8, 2019 | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas | Anaheim | Honda Center | Headliners | |||||
| December 13, 2019 | 101WKQX's The Nights We Stole Christmas | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | Headliners | |||||
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2019 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | Toronto Raptors advancing to the 2019 NBA Finals[45] | |
| June 24, 2020 | Dublin | Ireland | RDS Arena | COVID-19 pandemic |